Homelessness, crack use, and length of stay as predictors of planned discharge from night care in a Psychosocial Care Center

• Main Authors: Gabriella de Andrade Boska (Author), Rogério da Silva Ferreira (Author), Heloisa Garcia Claro (Author), Priscilla Oliveira Luz (Author), Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hospital de Clínicas de Itajubá, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: identify predictors of planned discharge to night care embracement in a Psychosocial Care Center Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS AD III). Methods: Quantitative, retrospective, and documentary study of 560 medical records of people with problems resulting from the use of alcohol and other drugs who were admitted to the hospital at night in a CAPS AD III in São Paulo, over five years. As a dependent variable, the type of discharge was used (planned or not). As independent variables, the profile of the subjects related to substance use and time in hospital. Results: 1,097 admissions were identified with 50.4% of unplanned discharge associated with homelessness (p = 0.007), problematic use crack (p = 0.015), length of reception proposed by the team (p = 0.029) and length of stay of the user (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Being homeless, problematic use of crack, and lack of user participation on the decisions regarding length of stay in CAPS AD III were associated with unplanned discharge.

Item Description

10.21876/rcshci.v11i2.1113
2236-3785